International News/Trends
Spanish olive oils have experienced price increases of over 20% on predictions of a weak upcoming harvest, according to El Pais. Currently extra virgin olive oil is pricing at 2.20…
Read MoreA draft law submitted to the Turkey’s Parliament pertaining to the official designation of olive fields could threaten the livelihood of 500,000 farm families in the country, as daily Today’s…
Read MoreA two-year effort to study the effectiveness of Greek EVOO marketing abroad was recently released. Dimitris Karavasilis, international marketing consultant and founder of DK Consultants presented his self-funded research at…
Read MoreDavid Granieri, the 35 year-old owner of a farm in Nerola, was elected by the members’ assembly as the new chairman of Unaprol, Europe’s biggest olive oil producers’ consortium. Granieri,…
Read MoreThe California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is facing a big workload. At a public hearing on July 15 in Sacramento, California, 49 witnesses testified on proposed olive oil…
Read MoreOlive oil imports to Japan continue to grow, with Greece posting record export amounts in 2012 and 2013. Japan imported about 54,000 tons of olive oil and olive pomace oil…
Read MoreEU authorities will withdraw more than $340 million of agricultural funding from Greece because of its lapses in connection to olive oil and arable crops, the European Court of Justice…
Read MoreAndalucia has become Spain’s top exporter of goods to the USA and it’s largely thanks to the Yanks’ love of olive oil.
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